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work out
verb
1. come up with (Freq. 16)
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His colleagues worked out his interesting idea

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We worked up an ad for our client

Syn: ↑work up
Hypernyms: ↑develop, ↑make grow
Verb Group: ↑elaborate
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

2. happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well (Freq. 8)
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Things worked out in an interesting way

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Not everything worked out in the end and we were disappointed

Hypernyms: ↑turn out, ↑come out
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

3. work out in detail (Freq. 6)
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elaborate a plan

Syn: ↑elaborate
Derivationally related forms: ↑elaboration (for: ↑elaborate)
Hypernyms: ↑develop, ↑make grow
Verb Group: ↑work up
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

4. do physical exercise (Freq. 5)
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She works out in the gym every day

Syn: ↑exercise
Derivationally related forms: ↑workout, ↑exercise (for: ↑exercise), ↑exerciser (for: ↑exercise), ↑exercising (for: ↑exercise)
Hyponyms:
limber up, ↑warm up, ↑loosen up, ↑train, ↑tumble, ↑tone, ↑tone up, ↑strengthen, ↑weight-lift, ↑weightlift, ↑press
Verb Group: ↑exercise, ↑work
Entailment: ↑move
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

5. be calculated
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The fees work out to less than $1,000

Hypernyms: ↑total, ↑number, ↑add up, ↑come, ↑amount
Verb Group: ↑calculate, ↑cipher, ↑cypher, ↑compute, ↑reckon, ↑figure
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

6. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
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did you solve the problem?

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Work out your problems with the boss

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this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out

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did you get it?

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Did you get my meaning?

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He could not work the math problem

Syn: ↑solve, ↑figure out, ↑puzzle out, ↑lick, ↑work
Derivationally related forms: ↑workable (for: ↑work), ↑solution (for: ↑solve), ↑solver (for: ↑solve), ↑solvent (for: ↑solve), ↑solving (for: ↑solve)
Hypernyms: ↑understand
Hyponyms:
answer, ↑resolve, ↑riddle, ↑strike, ↑guess, ↑infer, ↑break
Entailment: ↑reason
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

7. give a workout to
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Some parents exercise their infants

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My personal trainer works me hard

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work one's muscles

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this puzzle will exercise your mind

Syn: ↑exercise, ↑work
Derivationally related forms: ↑workout, ↑exercise (for: ↑exercise), ↑exerciser (for: ↑exercise)
Hypernyms: ↑work, ↑put to work
Hyponyms: ↑warm up
Verb Group: ↑exercise
Cause: ↑exercise
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

8. make a mathematical calculation or computation
Syn: ↑calculate, ↑cipher, ↑cypher, ↑compute, ↑reckon, ↑figure
See Also: ↑figure out (for: ↑figure), ↑reckon (for: ↑reckon)
Derivationally related forms:
figure (for: ↑figure), ↑figurer (for: ↑figure), ↑figuring (for: ↑figure), ↑reckoner (for: ↑reckon), ↑reckoning (for: ↑reckon), ↑computation (for: ↑compute), ↑computer (for: ↑compute), ↑cypher (for: ↑cypher), ↑cipher (for: ↑cipher), ↑calculable (for: ↑calculate), ↑calculus (for: ↑calculate), ↑calculation (for: ↑calculate), ↑calculator (for: ↑calculate)
Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths
Hypernyms: ↑reason
Hyponyms:
quantize, ↑quantise, ↑extract, ↑process, ↑prorate, ↑miscalculate, ↑misestimate, ↑recalculate, ↑average, ↑average out, ↑factor, ↑factor in, ↑factor out, ↑add, ↑add together, ↑subtract, ↑deduct, ↑take off, ↑multiply, ↑divide, ↑fraction, ↑interpolate, ↑extrapolate, ↑differentiate, ↑integrate, ↑survey, ↑estimate, ↑gauge, ↑approximate, ↑guess, ↑judge, ↑budget, ↑capitalize, ↑capitalise, ↑resolve, ↑solve
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE


Useful english dictionary. 2012.